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Rebuilding Cabletron from the CEO down

Just days before Supercomm '99, Cabletron Systems announces that its cofounder and CEO Craig Benson will leave the struggling networking equipment firm.

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Just days before Supercomm '99, Cabletron Systems announces that its cofounder and CEO Craig Benson will leave the struggling networking equipment firm.

"I believe that it is time for me to step aside and turn the reins over to someone who can lead the company into the new millennium."

- Cabletron Systems' cofounder and CEO Craig Benson

 
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